Polly Coles books

The Politics of Washing (2013)

I have a parcel to fetch from the post office at the Rialto, and at 9 o’clock I set off. The Accademia bridge is deserted as I drag my trolley behind me, up the snow-muffled steps. A bitter wind blows along the Grand Canal from the Adriatic.     Once on the other side of the b...